analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources.
gain knowledge from challenging texts that often use elaborate diagrams and data to convey information and illustrate concepts.
read challenging informational text independently and confidently.
Reading Standards for Nonfiction Text in Social Studies: Key Ideas and Details: Students must be able to:
cite evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
determine main ideas from a primary or secondary source omitting prior knowledge or opinions.
identify key steps in a text's description of a process of something related to history (how a bill becomes a law, how interest rates are raised/lowered).
Craft and Structure: Students must be able to:
determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in the text especially words related to social studies.
describe how a text presents information (sequence, compare/contrast, causally).
identify pieces from the text that show the author's point of view and/or author's purpose.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Students must be able to:
integrate visual informaton (charts, graphs, photographs, videos, maps) with other information in print and digital text.
identify fact/opinion and reasoned judgment in a text.
distinguish and analyze between primary and secondary sources.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: Studnets must be able to:
read and comprehend complex grade level texts independently and proficiently by the end of eighth grade.
Students must be able to:
- analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources.
- gain knowledge from challenging texts that often use elaborate diagrams and data to convey information and illustrate concepts.
- read challenging informational text independently and confidently.
Reading Standards for Nonfiction Text in Social Studies:Key Ideas and Details:
Students must be able to:
- cite evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
- determine main ideas from a primary or secondary source omitting prior knowledge or opinions.
- identify key steps in a text's description of a process of something related to history (how a bill becomes a law, how interest rates are raised/lowered).
Craft and Structure:Students must be able to:
- determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in the text especially words related to social studies.
- describe how a text presents information (sequence, compare/contrast, causally).
- identify pieces from the text that show the author's point of view and/or author's purpose.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:Students must be able to:
- integrate visual informaton (charts, graphs, photographs, videos, maps) with other information in print and digital text.
- identify fact/opinion and reasoned judgment in a text.
- distinguish and analyze between primary and secondary sources.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:Studnets must be able to: